Broncos add safety Rafael Bush to roster after Brandon Lloyd trade

With receiver Brandon Lloyd now traded to St. Louis, my colleague Jeff Legwold reports the Broncos replaced him on their active 53-man roster by signing safety Rafael Bush away from the Atlanta Falcons’ practice squad.

Bush was an undrafted rookie signed out of South Carolina State by Atlanta in 2010. He spent most of last season on the Falcons’ practice squad although he was promoted to the active roster for the final week of the season.

He was placed on the Falcons’ practice squad again this year. Bush gives the Broncos depth at a position where veteran Brian Dawkins is returning from a neck injury and the rookie tandem of Rahim Moore and Quinton Carter struggled with their tackling in the team’s most recent loss to San Diego.

Yeah, get rid of our number one receiver to McDumb-Dumb and Co and hope for the best with 2 guys that trip over their own shoelaces and end up sidelined for the next 4-6 weeks! Oh yeah, I shouldn’t complain though, we are getting a 6th rounder for OUR BEST wide receiver (or 5th rounder if he makes 30 receptions for the SCAMS).

Why am I the only one pissed about this move?????

Docamir

Such a tragedy! Best player on the team was traded…I’m sick to my stomach! don’t like the direction this team is headed…

Anonymous

With The Book in one hand and a sword in the other, Reverend Tebow will shepherd the Denver entry in this Christian Nation back to its rightful and only place at the top of the NFL, the nation, and the non-believing world.

In Reverend Tebow We Will Trust.

http://twitter.com/djstatewide chancellor gregg

ummmmm he didn’t want to resign so it’s better then getting nothing at all…. he didn’t want to sign the extension… and how was he the best player when he only had one productive year… and it’s not eddie fault when eddie was healthy and playing kyle didn’t even throw to him much… orton didn’t like to throw to eddie…. i bet if we would had kept cutler we would be at the top

Michael Fisher

eeewww!

Greyfolk

He wanted a trade. He felt that this system didn’t fit him. If we didn’t trade he would be gone next season anyhow. Unfortunately for Lloyd, McD is already screwing up Bradford and Co.

Puckmeup

Last season, Lloyd couldn’t shut up about how much he liked playing here. Obviously, something happened this season that didn’t sit well with him. If he had a sudden change of heart, it’s pretty safe to assume there were reasons for that change. Now, that doesn’t make anybody’s fault that he changed his mind (if that’s what really happened here), but something no longer gelled for him with the Broncos. I understand they wanted to get something for him, but why in the hell would anybody settle for a 6th rounder with talent like his? That tells me there was more to it than that.

Michael Fisher

Because everyone is a critic, and everyone is convinced we are dying to hear their oppinion. Supposedly, we are all experts…

Daspeedster

I understand ur frustration too. But when u consider that he was gonna wall at the end of the season, and we get NO compensation, out makes sense that we get anything for him. Itll look a ton better in the off season. Keep hanging in there comrade!

Wingnug

Broncos will win one or two more games this season and will not get Luck. Next year they will not win any games at all. You heard it here first.

Wingnug

p.s. McDaniels was an arrogant little punk. Fox is just plain dumb. Elway wants to build the defense from the outside in. Morons.

Michael Fisher

Like I said, everyone believes they are experts…I cant believe you havent got the call yet from The top

Wingnug

Michael. I don’t consider myself an expert, just a wise old sage. But… next year, when my prediction plays out, you’ll consider me an expert.

Anonymous

Reverend Tebow did not need an non-believer like Lloyd. Reverend Tebow will lead the current roster of the Denver White Steeds to the Super Bowl. Reverend Tebow has The Man on his side and Reverend Tebow will not fail.

Only those like Elway and Fox who foolishly try to bring down and undermine Reverend Tebow will fail. Reverend Tebow is the Way, the Truth, and the Light. Reverend Tebow will slay Denver’s enemies and lead our city, state, and nation back to greatness. Reverend Tebow is The Chosen One and Denver will learn to worship Reverend Tebow in His name.

Avidlanche

your comments are not “cute” they are offensive!

Anonymous

And you are offensive to Reverend Tebow because of his religion. Reverend Tebow was sent by The Man to save Denver. Elway and Fox just want to bring him down. They will fail. Reverend Tebow will succeed. Reverend Tebow is The Way, The Truth, and the Only True Bronco.

Puhleeze!!

Since you are so concerned with terrorism, how about putting your real name and address in your post and then saying something offensive to followers of Allah? Or is your bigotry limited to Christians and their religion?

Anonymous

And you are only concerned with attacking Reverend Tebow and those who rightly obey The Man. Real Real State Americans know Reverend Tebow will shepherd Denver and those in the flock wise enough to follow him. In Reverend Tebow and The Man, a True Fan believes.

Gandy

Where are the D-Tackles Elway talked about????

luckybogey

Nothing else matters if you suck against the run. We’re so bad this process will take several years – too long to save Fox’s job. He’ll be gone after two back to back failed seasons.
Here’s to the worst drafting team – at least of this decade!

Wingnug

Like I said above, Elway is bucking (no bucking bronco pun intended) tradition and trying to build a defense from the outside in. Good luck with that.

Mark

We had an opportunity in the 2011 draft (with back to back picks in the 2nd round) to get BOTH Stephen Paea and Marvin Austin. We didn’t even get one of them! I was pretty disappointed with that.

Jamesdharper3

I think a lot of fans will be mad about getting rid of Lloyd. But the truth is, it does make since for the Broncos to do. He is an older reciever who had “one” good year here in Denver. He had trouble in productivity in 3 other organazations. So this is no suprise to true football followers. To possibly get a 5th or 6th rounder for him is good. Randy Moss, only got a 4th rounder a year ago. Cant compare the two either. So think about it. You build teams through the draft. So with that approach you need “more” draft picks. Good move for Denver in the long run. Plus we have depth in the receivers. Eric Decker looks to be an upcoming star. DThomas our 2nd year deep threat has shown signs of greatness. I understand the move. Most will not. Thats fine. We have to be open and patient with this front office. I trust them more than I trust you pissed off fans. Thank you for reading.

Puckmeup

See, this is exactly what I don’t understand about why people are cool with this terrible trade.

First off, New England got a 3rd rounder for Moss. That’s not great, but it beats the 6th round by far!

Second, It makes zero sense to give up you’re best receiver for a 6th rounder based on the concept “you build teams through more draft picks”. That’s pretty much saying, “hey, let’s lose our best players so we can then lose more games, and end up higher in the draft process”. That’s illegal!!!!

Third, Sure we have Thomas, Decker and Royal, but let’s break that down too. Thomas hasn’t been able to stay healthy for longer than a Sunday dinner and is more accident prone than Dennis The Menace! Does anyone think he’s gonna suddenly stop getting injured and be able to be that guy that tops Marshall and Lloyd in terms of production? We all hope so, but that’s a big hope! Decker is a good receiver but he’s still new and doesn’t possess the hands Lloyd has. Not even close. Then there’s Royal, now here’s a guy who only had “one good year” for this team since he’s joined us 3 years ago! He drops balls as if they were on fire! But hey, that’s are receiving core now!!!!!!!

Finally, facts are facts man…regardless of how you feel about them. And no we don’t have to patient with the front office until they start making decisions based on the betterment of this team and start to actually win games versus talking about how we NEED TO WIN GAMES!!!! So far, Elway, Fox and Xanders haven’t shown much of anything with their lame attempts at creating a decent football club. Our record speaks for itself.

The C

It is just a shame, but Rahim Moore has NOT been the same player since he got that BS roughing penalty and fine in preseason. Dawk and Champ oughta tell the young fella that the two of them have Rahim’s next unnecessary roughness fine, so go knock somebody out!

SumoriTouri

The Raiders are a better team overall with their Coach and many of their players. Replacing Campbell is going
to be difficult, he has been an excellent QB. I really don’t care for Carson Palmer time away he played with a dead arm and stumbling feet, if anything positive has come out of this it’s given Palmer time to rejuvenate or rest his arm. His receivers may help to bail him out, by coming back for the ball and looking for him when he’s in trouble but I’m sure they could have searched a little deeper. But that may help the Broncos in the long run so why should I care.

Nicki Jhabvala is a Broncos beat writer for The Denver Post. She was previously the digital news editor for sports. Before arriving in Denver, she spent five years at Sports Illustrated working primarily as its online NBA editor. She also spent two years as a home page editor at the New York Times.